I've been using Forest for over a year now, but recently have faced problem after problem. Most recent issue was that I ended a ride as usual, and somehow a new ride magically started and went o... Voir plus
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I've been using Forest for over a year now, but recently have faced problem after problem. Most recent issue was that I ended a ride as usual, and somehow a new ride magically started and went o... Voir plus
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I was a strong proponent of forest bikes because it was local. However, the customer service is as good as nonexistent. I had two broken bikes and I was never refunded, even though the app said that t... Voir plus
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They charged me £20, for parking in the same zone where I picked up the bike from, which was very frustrating. Update - after being contacted by their customer service, they said that they will ref... Voir plus
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If I could give no stars i would. I lived in Brentford for a few years and would always use electric bikes to get around locally. I moved away, and returned to find forest had replaced lime for bike... Voir plus
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We’re Forest. You know, those shared ebikes in London that look like trees. We’re London’s most affordable and most sustainable shared eBike. We give everyone 10 minutes free riding time, every day. It doesn’t stop at 10 minutes though, we offer riders a way to get even more free minutes by watching ads from our conscious-minded partners. We power our operations with 100% renewable energy (which we have done since day 1). We then offset our manufacturing emissions by growing an actual forest, through local and responsible tree planting, in Wales.
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Sadly, if you are a forest plus or buy bundles you no longer benefit from the 10minutes free (no point even watching the ads) as they have changed their policy that the minutes are deleted on a first in, first out basis. I was given free minutes for a damage report and because my monthly subscription renewed they have already expired. So upset that there has been NO communication to even inform current riders that this was changing and so all my minutes that I was saving for an emergency as they did not have an expiry have either been used or expired! If the app worked seamlessly then losing a few minutes here and there would not be such an issue but I relied on those minutes to make up for the slow app and continuous errors that show when trying to end a ride. Such a disappointing change to Forest as I have always been a huge advocate for them :( Please change your advertising or make it very clear for other riders that they will NOT benefit from the free minutes, watching adverts or reporting issue (obviously it needs to be reported for the safety side of other riders). Or even better, we would really appreciate it if you can consider reverting back to offering and using the free minutes first and then our monthly minutes.

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Forest bikes bundles have creeped up in prices and minutes gone down in a sneaky manner but very consistently. Not to mention the flaws in the app hanging most of the times and not locking first time either. More and more bikes are now 'Unavailable' and it can be challenging to find one too a times. It's not worth complaining about the state of the bike either as they started off well with decent compensation for any inconvenience but now you'd be lucky to get any free minutes, at most 5 after spending 10 min on average trying to explain the gripe to customer services.
Now seriously considering alternatives.

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Appalling behaviour
Bike dumped on the private run up to our garage five days ago. Endless emails, phone calls and local council. Can’t get my car out to take my 80 year old husband to hospital. Tried moving it but it weighs like a block of concrete and I am 76.
These ghastly firms only interest is making money, and are entirely unregulated.
Thi was their last response….useless
Hey there 👋,
Thanks so much for contacting Forest! We're thrilled to hear from you and are excited to help in any way we can.
We’ve received your message, and one of our Support & Community Team members will personally get back to you within 48 hours. In the meantime, if you have any extra details that might help us assist you better, feel free to reply directly to this email.
Need quicker support? You can hop onto our live chat service here! where our friendly chatbot, Pine, is available 24/7 to help with your inquiries.
Talk soon!
Cheers,
The Forest Team 🌳😊

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Essentially abusive pricing but Good bikes and customer service is efficient.
The ‘10 free minutes’ is simply a lie - either:
The minutes are free but you pay £1.50 as a ‘service fee’ 🙄
Or you buy a bundle and the app won’t use the free minutes…
Either way a bit scummy- not to mention bundle pricing up 44% in <6 months…

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I have seen forest prices go up in the last 12 months, quite significantly, without any improvement of service. Quite the opposite: many bikes have problems or are unavailable. On top of that, many changes to prevent users to know how many minutes they are using (no more minutes used in the recap email), changes of conditions without respecting their own terms of use (30 days notice). The latest shenanigan: now for people with bundles, you do not have the 10mn free per day (they did not communicate), that are allegedly paid for by sponsors so why? And now even the minutes we are getting back from damage reports have the same logic meaning we pay for minutes unused as they have a deadline. It’s a shame to have so little consideration for users. I guess it’s easier to spend money on destroying competition in marketing campaign than to take time to have a steady and serious offer that doesn’t scam people.

Réponse de Forest
Worst worst company with false advertising
Use Lime at all times
Rip off

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Forest bike advertises absolutely everywhere that you get 10 min free EVERY SINGLE day but that is an outright lie. You only get the free minutes if you've used up all your paid minutes from a bundle or previous purchase. I bought a 400-minute bundle and didn’t receive free minutes daily as promised—only after my bundle ran out. When I did use up the bundle, I was charged anyway!
Their customer service is a joke, trying to explain it away with some "first in, first out" system, but it’s just misleading. Very disappointing experience—don’t trust their ads.

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They don’t have parking spaces and don’t operate in entire city.The bikes are parked in no parking zones and once you pick up from no parking zone then you can’t park and struggle to park as I missed my event due to parking issue and would not recommend anyone to ride Forest.They do misleading advertising as well as they charge £1.90 for 10 min ride which is not free but a scam.
Worst ebike.

Réponse de Forest
Initially, the app struggled to connect to my phone, which was a problem as every time I tried to use it, it wasn't working, and I was often in too much of a rush to fix it.
However, I spoke to customer service, and they were nothing but super helpful and got the problem sorted for me! I also really just love the ethos of the company.

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Awful
We are seeing more and more of these bikes dumped on pavements and in parks
When notified they send a generic “we’re sorry” mail but clearly don’t care
Should be fined every time one is left blocking a pavement as a hazard for disabled and those with young children in buggy’s

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Great delivery! Very friendly & helpful carried my log storage to where I wanted it although it was heavy! Thank you Paul M 🙂
Completely dishonest pricing structure with hidden fees that they make as hard as possible to see. Forest used to offer worse bikes for lower cost. Competitors now offer significantly better bikes at more transparent prices with better service. Avoid.

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False advertising.
Should be illegal to state first 10 minutes are free when it actually costs £1.90 unlock and service fee. I just don't understand how a company can be allowed to get away with it.

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No portal to dispute charges made in error.

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10 minutes free is a lie.
Bought a months pass. 5 bikes in the first 3 days of use were damaged/ dangerous to be on roads. Including one where the back wheel was flat and loose.

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The marketing on the app says “get 10 minutes absolutely free every day” in actual fact you have to pay a £1 unlocking fee plus a 90p daily service fee which is hidden in the small print and only disclosed if you click on the tiny “?” Icon.
So ultimately you’re just paying a slightly discounted rate of £0.19 per minute for the first 10 minutes and then back to the standard rate of £0.29 per minute. This is extremely misleading and it’s also expensive. Not worth it.

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I am not happy with the advertising used to lure in new customers using Forest bikes. I was charged £16.99 for an hour for two bikes and i will not be selecting this bike again. Not clear pricing when purchasing a new ride and the bikes did not turn off properly even though the app confirmed the conclusion of service by ending the rides!. I ended my usage and then wanted to use the same bike later that day … it appeared to be available but did not allow myself or another random by stander to purchase another request for usage/service! The app just kept on loading screen.
Not happy

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- Great app as it is very fast to load and easy to use
- Too many ads in the app. I get that your are using them to fund the 10 free minutes a day but please integrate the ads better
- Bikes are only easy to find in parts of London not everywhere
- Bikes heavy and if not parked properly I have seen strong winds push them over. So be careful one does not fall on you
- Price: too expensive. You need to drop the price down and maybe give us a £10/month option for 10-15 hours a month. That would allow us to use the service for about half of our monthly commute and the other half we can use the bus/train etc.

Réponse de Forest
£29 for 1 hour ride. I read that the ride was free for the 1st ride, but halfway through my ride read the details and realised that I was being charged per min. I am deleting the app and will be using the Santander bikes which are a bit lighter than these bikes and much more affordable.
These Forrest bikes are very heavy!
People please double check before committing to this bike scheme.

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they always charge way more than what they should, they lie about their pricing...besides the bikes aren't well maintained. avoid.

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